BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The congregation of Trinity United Church of Christ in Bethlehem, Pa., holds its last Christmas Eve service ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa ... thousands of dollars from the sale of its building to charity in a Pennsylvania city named for the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Trinity United Church of Christ in Bethlehem will ...

This holiday season in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, looks like it does every year. A Christmas tree stands by city hall with a nativity scene at its base. Twinkling lights adorn the city's main street.

So, I headed to — where else — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, officially known as the “Christmas City,” to experience my own magical Hallmark holiday. This winter wonderland, less than 100 ...

Worshippers walk down the stairs next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP ...

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the West Bank ...

Palestinian scouts hold signs before the arrival of Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to attend Christmas events, near the Church of Nativity in the Old City of Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West ...

Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A church whose congregation has ... final service Sunday as its members end decades as a parish with Christmas season charitable donations of nearly $400,000, the Morning ...

And I’m not alone. In fact, a PEW Research Center Survey found that 81% of non-Christians in the U.S. celebrate Christmas. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's Christkindlmarkt holiday village will be ...

Hundreds of worshippers, both Palestinians and foreigners, attended the Midnight Mass at the Church of Nativity in the West Bank. The regular cheering was absent, and no Christmas tree or ...